The dealers say they are not worried by the results of the Sotheby's sale.
The Sotheby's picture, the earlier of the two works, was darker and much more vibrant.
The Sotheby's folk guess that it's the last letter Kahlo ever wrote to Rivera.
But the most heavily represented sport in the Sotheby's sale is baseball, America's national pastime.
Bidding was just as robust at the Sotheby's (nyse: BID - news - people ) St.
Another stylish item in the Sotheby's catalog is a mermaid brooch by Verdura.
The record-breaking Rothko from the Sotheby's sale had been owned by the prestigious collector Morton Neumann, which undoubtedly enhanced its value.
The Sotheby's member of staff on the telephone was not speaking English.
"The Sotheby's-Ferrari magic is a component of the estimate, " explains Kontes, who guesses there will be a total of about 30 cars in the sale.
The Sotheby's of thoroughbreds is the Keeneland auction in Lexington, Ky.
And as he toured the Sotheby's gallery, looking at his beloved collection displayed under glass before going on sale, did Ellis begin feeling any seller's remorse?
Even if the prices paid for ''Hanging Heart'' and other big-ticket works were to be subtracted from the Sotheby's total, the sale would still be considered a phenomenal success.
Les Caplin, who represents the Faulkner estate and the family, said the Sotheby's preview Wednesday night precedes one planned for Paris later where writings for Faulkner's years in France will be exhibited.
But the furthest Sotheby's went in its after-sale press release was to state that, of the bidders registered for the sale, 16% were new to Sotheby's.
The new Sotheby's project would hold sales at the planned free port project that partner GeHua is developing at Beijing's Capital International Airport.
At least that's the story Ward Landrigan, the former Sotheby's jewelry head who has owned the Verdura brand for 25 years, tells, admitting that it's only what he's been able to piece together, as the history is draped in glamour's cousin, mystery.
Lawyers for Alfred Taubman, the former Sotheby's chairman on trial for price fixing, blame Diana Brooks.
Though successful, Sotheby's would remain in the shadow cast by Christie's until Sotheby's entered the fine art trade in 1917, when the modern-day rivalry was born.
Shares in the auction house Sotheby's have plummeted, following allegations of price fixing and the resignation of two top managers.
The December date also gives Sotheby's the opportunity to showcase its top jewels at two fall overseas sales, Oct. 27 in Hong Kong and Nov. 20 in Geneva.
He used to run the Northern England office of the auction house Sotheby's before being elected for life five years ago to become the leader of the Knights of Malta.
The mood in Sotheby's York Avenue saleroom started off chipper, particularly after collectors noticed rapper LL Cool J watching the bidding from a skybox.
"In the auction context, this is really the most intensely moving, powerful and wonderful drawing that we have ever had, " Gregory Rubinstein, Sotheby's head of Old Master drawings, said in an online discussion of the work with other Sotheby's specialists.
Even though none of the firms has been found guilty yet, Sotheby's has acknowledged that the dispute "could well have a material impact on Sotheby's financial condition".
The Ethiopian Caterpillar (see article) sold by Sotheby's in 2010 fetched more than five times the price for an identical piece at Sotheby's in 2006.
Both dealers believe their present good fortune is at least partly the result of Sotheby's and Christie's distress.
The cover of Sotheby's catalog shows a striking yellow-gold Patek Philippe wristwatch (1954-61), with thick black strokes marking the time.
The auction house did not identify the dress' previous owner, who purchased the garment at Sotheby's in New York in 1989.
Paul Quarrie, senior specialist in the book department at Sotheby's, said it would be appropriate for the papers to go to Cambridge University.
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